Martin Luther King and the Civil Rights Movement

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3. King´s philosophy of non-violence and his "dream"4. The Civil Rights Movement and the Arab Spring1. King´s Biography: How he became a dreamerMartin Luther King & The Civil Rights Movement1. Who was King and how he became a dreamer ?3. What was his philosophy of non - violence about and what was his "dream" ?2. What were the most important protest campaigns of the Civil Rights Movement ?4. What is the link between the Civil Rights Movement and the Arab Spring ?ChristianityCommitment to blacksFirst experienceswith segregationNon-violent principles and strategies (Gandhi)The idea of non-cooperation with an evil systemSeveral assassination attempts by segregationists and arrestsAssassination of President Kennedy and violent suppressionPrinciples:- Non-violence is a way of life- Non-violence tries to win friend- ship and understanding- Non-violence tries to defeat violence and not unjust people- Voluntary suffering is essential- Non-violence causes love not hate-> GandhiStrategy:1. collection of facts to determine whether injustice exists2. The negotiation -> try to find a just solution in the opponents view3. Self-purification (voluntary suffering)4. The non-violent campaignGoal:- the Beloved Community- global vision- no utopia- based on brotherhood and sisterhood- people work together and share their wealth- integration of the Blacks in the white society (reconciliation)- essential value: The "desinterested love" (agape)Me and my paper about Dr. King2. Significant protest campaigns of theCivil Rights MovementThe Montgomery Bus-Boycott 1956-1957The March on Washington for Job and Freedom 1963Successful non-violent campaignsNobel Peace Prize 1964Segregation in:

- Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man- Civil Rights leaders met with a group of the Christian ministry among them King- appeal to black population to boycott buses- one year later, the court ruled that segregation laws for buses are unconstitutional- goal was to achieve a comprehensive Civil Rights Bill- August 1963 200,000 people marched to Washington- at Lincoln Memorial King gave his famous "I have a dream" speech- the results were the first drafts of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965